Mary J. Blige Added To MTV’s ‘Scream’ Series 3

Mary J. Blige is the latest name to join the cast of Scream season 3 THRconfirm.

The show, which has had a long delay so far with season 2 ending in 2016, is scheduled to return later this year.

Blige will portray Sherry Elliot the mother of Deion Elliot who’s past comes back to haunt him with the lives of his friends in danger.

None of the original cast will be in series 3 as it takes a turn from the first two seasons to an anthology format. There’s also a new show runner in BrettMatthewswho’s trates include The Vampire Diaries.Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere & Yaneley Arty of Flavor Unit Entertainment will be on board season 3 as executive producers. Matthews will, as well as show runner, executive produce alongside the legend in Wes Cravenand Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, Marianne Maddalena & Cathy Konrad.